Bridle-bit.



J. G. GHENAULT.

BRIDLE BIT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1913.

1 9 1 2%, 1 Q8, Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

HE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHUTO-LITHII. WASHING ION. n, r

JOHN C. CHENAULT, 0F RICHMOND, KENTUCKY.

BRIDLE-BIT.

Application filed November 13, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN C. OHENAULT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Richmond, in the county of Madison and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridle-Bits, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an improved bridle bit and has for its object the production of a simple and eflicient bit that -,may be easily placed in position in the horses mouth without the necessity of forcing the horses jaws apart.

It often happens that a horse objects to having the bit put into its mouth, and either will not separate its teeth or hold its head at a sutfioient height to permit a bridle bit to be placed in position in the horses mouth.

lVith the present device one side of the bit may be removed and the bit may then be inserted in the horses mouth without the necessity of forcing the jaws apart.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combinations constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a front view of the bit. Fig. 2 .is a side elevation of the bit. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of one end of the bit. Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 44, of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of one of the loops of the bit. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective of a modified form of the sliding plunger used in connection with the bit. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a riding bit. Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 88, of Fig. 7

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that 1 designates the bite of the bit which is provided with apertured end portions 2 as is illustrated more clearly in section in Fig. 3.

Jaws 3 and 4 are connected to the apertured ends 2 of the bite 1, and the jaw 3 comprises a downwardly extending finger being slightly curved outwardly at its lower end as indicated at 5 in Fig. 1. The upper end of the jaw 3 is provided with an eye 6, which eye is connected to one of the aper- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 5, 1915.

Serial No. 800,825.

tured ends 2 of the bite 1 by means of a pin 7 passing therethrough, which pin is formed integral or is welded to the eye 6.

The jaw 4 which is carried by the opposite apertured end 2 of the bite 1 comprises a downwardly extending finger 8, which is provided with an outwardly curved inner face 9, and this finger 8 carries at its upper end a loop portion 10, which terminates in a downwardly extending finger 11, which finger 11 is provided with a socket 12 formed in the lower face thereof. The finger 8 is provided with a vertically extending socket 13 in which is slidably mounted the plunger pin 14. This plunger pin 14 is adapted to pass up through one of the apertured ends 2 of the bite 1 and fit in the pocket 12 formed in the downwardly extending end 11 of the eye 10 for firmly holding the bite 1 in engagement with the jaw 4. The plunger pin 14 is provided with a laterally extending finger engaging pin 15, and this pin 15 works in a vertically extending slot 16 formed in the jaw 4. The pin 14 is also provided with a downwardly extending portion 17, which downwardly extending portion 17 works in a slot 18 formed in the jaw 4 as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 8.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the pin 14 may be readily withdrawn from engagement with one of the apertured ends 23 0f the bite 1 by moving this pin 14 downwardly within the pocket 13. The slot 16 is provided with a laterally extending pocket 19 in which the lat erally extending pin 15 may be thrown for the purpose of holding the pin 14 in a retracted position when inserting the apertured end 2 between the upper end of the jaw 4 and the lower end of the depending finger 11.

In Fig. 6 there is shown an embodiment of the pin which may be substituted for the pin 14, wherein this pin is provided with a vertically extending body 20 having a threaded stub shaft 21 secured thereto, and upon the stub shaft is mounted a handle 22.

In Figs. 7 and 8 there is shown a means for attaching the present invention to a riding bit wherein the bite 23 is provided with a plurality of apertured ends 24 similar to the bite 1. This bite 23 carries a permanently secured jaw 25 and a detachable jaw 26.

The detachable jaw 26 is provided with an off-set portion 27 adapted to fit over one of the apertured ends 24 of the bite 23, and a vertical sliding plunger 28 is mounted within a pocket 29 formed in the jaw 26.

A laterally extending finger 30 is carried by the pin 29 and works in a bayonet slot 31 for drawing the plunger 28 out of engagement with one of the apertured ends 24L of the bite 23. The laterally extending pin 80 may be operated in the slot 81 so as to hold the plunger pin 28 in a retracted position and out of engagement with the bite 23.

It, of course, should be understood that in inserting the device both illustrated in Figs. 1 and 7 the removable jaws 4 and 26 may be detached from the bite so as to allow the bite to be passed transversely through the horses mouth whereupon the aws may be attached to the free end of the bite for the purpose of holding the bite in the horses mouth.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple and efficient mechanism has been produced for facilitating the attachment of the bit to a horses mouth, and it should be borne in mind that the present invention is especially convenient when it is desired to feed a horse and is not desired to remove the bridle from the horses head.

It, of course, should be understood that the invention may be modified in its detail mechanical construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that the bit may be provided with either one removable jaw or two removable jaws and still be within the scope of the present invention. It further should be understood that the jaws may be ornamented in any desired manner.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is 2- 1. A bit comprising a bite provided at one end with a head having an opening therein, a ring at one end of said bite provided with a head having a socket formed therein, said socket registering with said opening formed in said hollow head, an arm extending from said ring and provided with a longitudinally extending socket registering with the opening in said head, a pin slidably mounted in said socket of said arm, said arm provided with a socket registering with said socket formed in said arm; a stem extending from said pin and provided with a reduced neck portion traveling in said slot, and a spring positioned in said socket and engaging said pin for yieldably holding said pin in a normal position whereby the pin may extend through said opening in said head of said bite and into the socket formed in said ring.

2. A bit comprising a bite, a jaw carried thereby, said bite provided with an aper tured end, said jaw provided with means for receiving the apertured end of said bite, said jaw also provided with a vertically extending pocket formed therein, a spring pressed plunger working in said pocket and arranged to pass through the apertured end of said bite for holding said jaw in engagement with said bite, and a laterally extending pin threaded into said spring pressed plunger, said jaw provided with a bayonet slot, said pin working in said bayonet slot for facilitating the operation of said spring pressed plunger.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. CHENAULT.

Witnesses:

LUCY WILLIAMS, LUCY W. Dory.

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